2nd Period1:05: A 2-on-1 for Carolina results in a rebound goal from Jiri Tlusty. Alexander Semin had the original shot from the right circle, which Evgeni Nabokov stopped. But he couldn't get through Eric Staal in the crease to cover up the rebound, and Tlusty swept in and deposited it in the back of the net. 1-0 Hurricanes.

5:37: Islanders take their first penalty of the match. Andrew MacDonald gets whistled for interference.

6:36: Ryan Murphy sets up Jordan Staal on the power play for his first of the season. Nathan Gerbe with the secondary assist. Murphy pump-faked a shot and made a diagonal pass to the left circle for Staal, who finished the play before Nabokov could get to the other post. 2-0 Hurricanes.

10:52: Hurricanes get a 2-on-0, and Nabokov slides left to shut the door. Tuomo Ruutu passed to Riley Nash, who couldn't beat Nabokov. Matt Carkner, trying to break up the pass, collided with Nabokov on the play, and Nabokov remained down for a while as the trainer tended to him. After a couple minutes, the Islanders netminder gets up and will remain in the game.

13:37: After the Islanders are unable to clear the puck, Jeff Skinner gets behind the Islanders D, receives a pass and backhands one top shelf to make it 3-0 Carolina.

15:39: John Tavares is sentenced to two minutes in the box for slashing. Hurricanes are 1-for-1 on the power play.

17:50: Matt Martin with two blocked shots and Casey Cizikas with a third as the minor expires and we're back to even strength.

18:34: Skinner gets called for hi-sticking, and the Islanders get some PP time before the intermission.

18:53: Andrew MacDonald's shot from up high gets kicked out to the slot, and Matt Moulson scores a Matt Moulson goal to make it 3-1.

End 2nd: CAR 3 NYI 1. Shots: NYI 13 CAR 19.

3rd Period1:50: Pierre-Marc Bouchard heads to the box for hi-sticking in the Carolina zone

7:32: TV timeout. Isles still trail 3-1. Shots: NYI 18 CAR 22.

11:06: 2-on-1 one-timer by Tlusty makes it 4-1 Carolina. Semin made a nice saucer pass over the d-man's stick to Tlusty, who beat Nabokov five-hole.

11:52: Isles head to the power play. Skinner called for hooking, and the home team will try to claw their way back into this one.

13:19: Frans Nielsen scores a scrappy goal in front after Tavares just threw the puck on net. Nobody could control the puck, Moulson and Okposo got pieces of it, and eventually it wound up on Nielsen's stick in the slot. Islanders bring it back to 4-2.

16:56: Delay of game penalty coming against Carolina. Islanders still trail by two, so this one is obviously crucial. 3:04 remaining in regulation.

18:06: Isles use their timeout with 51 seconds remaining on the power play.

18:59: With the goaie pulled, Okposo scores from the top of the slot to make it 4-3. A pass for Bouchard was broken up, and the puck kept drifting back to Okposo, who stepped into his shot.